Quality sluice box matting is important not only in a basic sluice, but also for highbanker mat, and on a suction dredge. Riffles do a great job of slowing down the gold, but some type of matting underneath the riffles is required to hold the gold and help prevent it from flowing out the bottom along with waste material. The most common sluice box matting is a carpet-like material. This works well, however, newer types of gold sluice matting developed over the years has helped to improve recovery rates.

Most gold prospectors have upgraded their old carpet matting to higher quality miners moss, ribbed rubber matting, or a combination of several types of sluice box matting. It is a good idea to experiment with different water flows, angles of the sluice box, riffle types, and types of matting to increase fine gold recovery. When finished sluicing for the day, carefully remove whatever gold sluice mat(s) you are using, rinse out in a bucket or tub to release the concentrates, and then process those concentrates to recover your GOLD. Scroll to bottom of this page for tips on sluicing and clean up.

Quality sluice box matting is important not only in a basic sluice, but also for highbanker mat, and on a suction dredge. Riffles do a great job of slowing down the gold, but some type of matting underneath the riffles is required to hold the gold and help prevent it from flowing out the bottom along with waste material. The most common sluice box matting is a carpet-like material. This works well, however, newer types of gold sluice matting developed over the years has helped to improve recovery rates.

Most gold prospectors have upgraded their old carpet matting to higher quality miners moss, ribbed rubber matting, or a combination of several types of sluice box matting. It is a good idea to experiment with different water flows, angles of the sluice box, riffle types, and types of matting to increase fine gold recovery. When finished sluicing for the day, carefully remove whatever gold sluice mat(s) you are using, rinse out in a bucket or tub to release the concentrates, and then process those concentrates to recover your GOLD. Scroll to bottom of this page for tips on sluicing and clean up.

Quality sluice box matting is important not only in a basic sluice, but also for highbanker mat, and on a suction dredge. Riffles do a great job of slowing down the gold, but some type of matting underneath the riffles is required to hold the gold and help prevent it from flowing out the bottom along with waste material. The most common sluice box matting is a carpet-like material. This works well, however, newer types of gold sluice matting developed over the years has helped to improve recovery rates.

Most gold prospectors have upgraded their old carpet matting to higher quality miners moss, ribbed rubber matting, or a combination of several types of sluice box matting. It is a good idea to experiment with different water flows, angles of the sluice box, riffle types, and types of matting to increase fine gold recovery. When finished sluicing for the day, carefully remove whatever gold sluice mat(s) you are using, rinse out in a bucket or tub to release the concentrates, and then process those concentrates to recover your GOLD. Scroll to bottom of this page for tips on sluicing and clean up.